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Completed Not applicable Interventional

Comparison of AVF Versus AVG in Elderly Patients Starting Dialysis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02981706

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Official title

A Pilot Randomized Trial of Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) Versus Arteriovenous Graft (AVG) in Elderly Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Brief summary

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This is a pilot, single-center, randomized trial of 90 subjects to evaluate complication rates and functional status decline in subjects age 65 years and older referred for vascular access placement. Subjects will be randomized to arteriovenous fistula (AVF) (n = 45) versus arteriovenous graft (AVG) (n = 45), placed in a vascular access monitoring protocol, and undergo measurements of functional status including gait speed, grip strength, and self-reported function over 6 months. The primary hypothesis to be tested is that AVF placement will result in a higher proportion of primary access failure as defined by a binary composite primary endpoint of an unsalvageable access or an immature access or a non-functional access measured at 6 months compared to AVG placement. In addition, the study will evaluate whether AVF placement and a greater number of access procedures will result in a greater decline in functional status as measured by the average change over 6 months in gait speed, grip strength, and self-reported function as assessed by the Disabilities in Arm, Shoulder and Hand Survey.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02981706
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Enrollment
20 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
65 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Oct 5, 2016
Primary completion
Feb 14, 2019
Completion
Feb 14, 2019
Last update posted
Aug 29, 2019

2016 – 2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Columbia University Medical Center New York New York 10032

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